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Hospitality is a gift.

We embody hospitality like nobody else.

Cozy wooden dining room in Alta Badia with family Irsara around a white-clothed table, sharing drinks beneath a pendant light, wall plates and photos behind.

Elderly person seated at a table indoors, knitting, wearing a patterned dress and dark cardigan; orange striped curtain behind.

Once upon a time, the here and now.

Our story starts in 1896, with the birth of Nonna Anna. A sublime cook with an innate gift for hospitality. Her son, Germano, followed in her footsteps, preparing gourmet delights in the most renowned kitchens in the world, from the USA to Morocco, from Switzerland to Germany, delighting guests in Venice, Cortina, and Paris.

An older chef in a white uniform and striped apron points at the camera, standing in a stainless-steel kitchen with a large pot and a bowl of tomatoes.

An older person wearing a white chef coat and striped apron chops fresh parsley on a white cutting board in a stainless steel kitchen.

Chef in a white uniform and gloves carries cooling racks of muffins in a stainless steel hotel kitchen.

Black-and-white photo of a rustic wooden house with a small porch and balcony, vines along the railing, and a large tree obscuring part of the facade.

Gran Ander – our home.

The prodigal son returned in 1968 to transform his childhood home into everyone’s home away from home, helped by his wife Rita, who boasts over 20 years’ experience working in hotels in Val Badia. The Gran Ander is thus born. Its name? In Ladin, it means vast cave, an homage to the one hidden in the Gardenaccia, the mountain overlooking the hotel.

Black-and-white photo of a person standing beside a wooden fence in front of a rustic alpine house with a steep roof, in Alta Badia, Dolomites.

Chalet-style hotel with white base and wooden upper floor, balconies with flower boxes; Alta Badia Dolomites, mountains behind, cars out front.

Inside Hotel Gran Ander, Rita with short hair in a blue floral blouse stands at a wooden reception counter, smiling beside a lamp and orchid.

Andrea in a striped apron and cap, arms crossed, smiling outdoors in Alta Badia, Dolomites, with green hills and an alpine village behind.

Three children sit on a wooden loft in a rustic room; a vintage floral clock and hanging weights decorate the wall behind them.

Three children sit on a wooden bench against a textured wall outdoors in Alta Badia, Dolomites; two wear plaid dresses, the third in overalls.

We treasure simplicity.

Andrea is the firstborn, followed by twins Barbara and Ellen. Over the years, the hotel grows – as do the next generations. Andrea followed in his father’s footsteps and cooks with creativity and aplomb.

Persona in tuta da apicoltore bianca esamina una cornice di favi con api, vicino a un apiario di legno tra colline e foreste delle Dolomiti, Alta Badia.

Andrea is grilling sausages with tongs on a grill in the kitchen, amidst steam and warm light.

Andrea Irsara holds a bowl of fresh herbs among wooden pots and plants in Alta Badia, Dolomites.

Evelin and Andrea at a hotel dining table, a person in a light blue dress stands beside another in a striped apron and cap, smiling near glasses and candle.

The years pass, and he meets Evelin, sommelier extraordinaire. They go on to have three children: Maximilian, Tommy e Lena, who are now adults, and Maximilian is already working his magic behind the stoves. This is who we are, keepers and purveyors of simplicity and sobriety. We do things well, without feeling the need to show off –so that our guests can truly benefit from their stay with us.

Maximilian wearing a blue apron holds a tray of baked cookies in a busy kitchen.

Lena, with long dark hair, a black top and a leopard-print skirt, arranges a bouquet in a vase on a wooden table.

Tommy, wearing a backpack and outdoor gear, uses a brush cutter in a sunny garden among conifers in Alta Badia, Dolomites.

Maximilian and Andrea in the Hotel Gran Ander kitchen wearing blue aprons smile over muffins on a tray while referencing an open cookbook.

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